Cycle-hub



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' W. H. BINNS.

CYCLE HUB.

' arrangement of parts illustrated in the aclength and formed near its respective ends VILLIAM I-I. BINNS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CYCLE-HUB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,954, datedseptember 14, 189'?.l

Application filed February 10, 1896.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM II. BINNS, a citizen lof the United States, residing at Chin cago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cycle-Hubsg andl do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiication.

This invention relates to that type of bicycle-hubs in which a section of metal tubing is employed to receive the ball-bearing cups as well as to afford an attachment for the inner ends ofthe wire spokes of the cycle-wheel and the present invention has for its object to provide a simple and efiicient formation of such tubular shell or hub by which a ready and substantial attachment of both the hardened ball-bearing cups as well as the spokeflanges can be effected and their proper position within and upon the shell insured, all as will hereinafter more fully appear, and be more particularly pointed out in the claims. I attain such objects by the construction and companying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is an enlarged longitudinal section of a bicycle-hub embodyingmy present invention; Fig. 2, an enlarged detail longitudinal section of a modified form of the same.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts in both views.

Referring tothe drawings, 1 represents the hub or shell of a bicycle or other` Wheel consisting of a section of tubing of the required with the outwardly-arranged shoulders 2 and the inwardly-arranged shoulders 3.

4 are the spoke rims or flanges having an L-shaped cross-section that fits upon the respective ends of the shell l and abut against the shoulders 2, so as to beheld to theirproper position upon the shell.

5 are the hardened ball-cups, fttin g tightly Within the ends of the shell l and abutting against the shoulders 3, so as to Abe held in their proper position Within the shell l.

In the present invention the shoulders 2 and 3 are formed by circumferential beads 6 in the shell 1, that are preferably of the rc- Serial No. 578,754. (No model.)

versed nature or arrangement shown in Fig.

l, the one part or portion of which projects in an outward direction from the periphery of the shell 1 to constitute the shoulder 2 and the other part or portion in an inward direction from theinner surface of the shell 1 to constitute the shoulder 3, heretofore de-` scribed.V

A modification of the above-described construction is shown in Fig. 2, in which the circumferential beads 6 near the ends of the shell 1 is formed wholly inwardly from the central portion of said shell, and the outer ends of the shell are reduced in diameter, so that the inner edges of such beads will constitute the stop-shoulders 2 for the spokeflange, while the main portion of such bead will constitute the stop-shoulders 3 for the ball-cups, in the same manner as in the former construction. Y

Having thus fully described my said inven tion, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is4

1. The herein-described hub for cycle and other wheels, the same comprising atubular shell having circumferential beads near its ends, forming the outward and inward abutting shoulders 2 and 3, the spoke rims or flanges 4, fitting the outside of the hub or shell and adapted toabut against the shoulders 2, and the ballfcups 5 fitting within the hub or shell and adapted to abut against the shoulders 3, as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. The hereindescribed hub for cycle and other Wheels, the same comprising a tubular shell, having circumferential beads near its ends, of the reversed form described, that form the outward and inward abutting shoulders 2 and 3, the spoke rims or flanges 4, fitting the outside ofthe hub or shell and adapted to abut against the shoulders 2, and the ballcups 5 fitting vWithin the hub or shell and adapted to abut against the shoulders 3, as described and for the purpose set forth.

l In testimony whereof Witness my hand this 

